Brazil / Brasil...Former Portuguese Colony
Is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area and the fifth most populous country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi).[ It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until its independence in 1822. Initially independent as the Brazilian Empire, the country has been a republic since 1889, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to 1824, when the first constitution was ratified. Its current Constitution defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
Brazil is the world's eighth largest economy by nominal GDP and the ninth largest by purchasing power parity. Economic reforms have given the country new international recognition. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, Mercosul and the Union of South American Nations, and is one of the BRIC Countries. Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats
History
Portuguese colonization and territorial expansion
The land now called Brazil (the origin of whose name is disputed), was claimed by Portugal in April 1500, on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese encountered stone age natives divided into several tribes, most of whom shared the same Tupi-Guarani linguistic family, and fought among themselves.
Colonization was effectively begun in 1534, when Dom João III divided the territory into twelve hereditary captaincies, but this arrangement proved problematic and in 1549 the king assigned a Governor-General to administer the entire colony. The Portuguese assimilated some of the native tribes while others were enslaved or exterminated in long wars or by European diseases to which they had no immunity. By the mid 16th century, sugar had become Brazil's most important export and the Portuguese imported African slaves to cope with the increasing international demand.
Through wars against the French, the Portuguese slowly expanded their territory to the southeast, taking Rio de Janeiro in 1567, and to the northwest, taking São Luís in 1615. They sent military expeditions to the Amazon rainforest and conquered British and Dutch strongholds, founding villages and forts from 1669. In 1680 they reached the far south and founded Sacramento on the bank of the Rio de la Plata, in the Eastern Strip region (present-day Uruguay).
At the end of the 17th century sugar exports started to decline but the discovery of gold by explorers in the region that would later be called Minas Gerais (General Mines) around 1693, and in the following decades in current Mato Grosso and Goiás, saved the colony from imminent collapse. From all over Brazil, as well as from Portugal, thousands of immigrants came to the mines.
The Spanish tried to prevent Portuguese expansion into the territory that belonged to them according to the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, and succeeded in conquering the Eastern Strip in 1777. However, this was in vain as the Treaty of San Ildefonso, signed in the same year, confirmed Portuguese sovereignty over all lands proceeding from its territorial expansion, thus creating most of the current Brazilian borders.
In 1808, the Portuguese royal family, fleeing the troops of the French Emperor Napoleon I that were invading Portugal and most of Central Europe, established themselves in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which thus became the seat of the entire Portuguese Empire. In 1815 Dom João VI, then regent on behalf of his incapacitated mother, elevated Brazil from colony to sovereign Kingdom united with Portugal. In 1809 the Portuguese invaded French Guiana (which was returned to France in 1817) and in 1816 the Eastern Strip, subsequently renamed Cisplatina.
Independence and empire
King João VI returned to Europe on 26 April 1821, leaving his elder son Prince Pedro de Alcântara as regent to rule Brazil. The Portuguese government attempted to turn Brazil into a colony once again, thus depriving it of its achievements since 1808. The Brazilians refused to yield and Prince Pedro stood by them declaring the country's independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822. On 12 October 1822, Pedro was declared the first Emperor of Brazil and crowned Dom Pedro I on 1 December 1822.
At that time almost all Brazilians were in favor of a monarchy and republicanism had little support. The subsequent Brazilian War of Independence spread through almost the entire territory, with battles in the northern, northeastern, and southern regions. The last Portuguese soldiers surrendered on 8 March 1824 and independence was recognized by Portugal on 29 August 1825.
The first Brazilian constitution was promulgated on 25 March 1824, after its acceptance by the municipal councils across the country. Pedro I abdicated on 7 April 1831 and went to Europe to reclaim his daughter’s crown, leaving behind his five year old son and heir, who was to become Dom Pedro II. As the new emperor could not exert his constitutional prerogatives until he reached maturity, a regency was created.
Disputes between political factions led to rebellions and an unstable, almost anarchical, regency. The rebellious factions, however, were not in revolt against the monarchy, even though some declared the secession of the provinces as independent republics, but only so long as Pedro II was a minor. Because of this, Pedro II was prematurely declared of age and "Brazil was to enjoy nearly half a century of internal peace and rapid material progress."
Brazil won three international wars during the 58-year reign of Pedro II (the Platine War, the Uruguayan War and the War of the Triple Alliance) and witnessed the consolidation of representative democracy, mainly due to successive elections and unrestricted freedom of the press. Most importantly, slavery was extinguished after a slow but steady process that began with the end of the international traffic in slaves in 1850 and ended with the complete abolition of slavery in 1888.The slave population had been in decline since Brazil's independence: in 1823, 29% of the Brazilian population were slaves but by 1887 this had fallen to 5%.
When the monarchy was overthrown on 15 November 1889 there was little desire in Brazil to change the form of government and Pedro II was at the height of his popularity among his subjects. However, he "bore prime, perhaps sole, responsibility for his own overthrow." After the death of his two sons, Pedro believed that "the imperial regime was destined to end with him." He cared little for the regime's fate and so neither did anything, nor allowed anyone else to do anything, to prevent the military coup, backed by former slave owners who resented the abolition of slavery.
States and municipalities
Brazil is a federation composed of twenty-six States, one federal district (which contains the capital city, Brasília) and municipalities. States have autonomous administrations, collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the Federal government. They have a governor and a unicameral legislative body elected directly by their voters. They also have independent Courts of Law for common justice. Despite this, states have much less autonomy to create their own laws than in the United States. For example, criminal and civil laws can only be voted by the federal bicameral Congress and are uniform throughout the country.
The states and the federal district may be grouped into regions: Northern, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and Southern. The Brazilian regions are merely geographical, not political or administrative divisions, and they do not have any specific form of government. Although defined by law, Brazilian regions are useful mainly for statistical purposes, and also to define the application of federal funds in development projects.
Municipalities, as the states, have autonomous administrations, collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the Union and state government. Each has a mayor and an elected legislative body, but no separate Court of Law. Indeed, a Court of Law organized by the state can encompass many municipalities in a single justice administrative division called comarca (county).
Geography
Brazil occupies a large area along the eastern coast of South America and includes much of the continent's interior, sharing land borders with Uruguay to the south; Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest; Bolivia and Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest; and Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the French overseas department of French Guiana to the north. It shares a border with every country in South America except for Ecuador and Chile. It also encompasses a number of oceanic archipelagos, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. Its size, relief, climate, and natural resources make Brazil geographically diverse.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, China and the United States, and third largest in the Americas; with a total area of 8,514,876.599 square kilometers (3,287,612 sq mi), including 55,455 square kilometers (21,411 sq mi) of water. It spans three time zones; from UTC-4 in the western states, to UTC-3 in the eastern states (and the official time of Brazil), and UTC-2 in the Atlantic islands.
Brazilian topography is also diverse and includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, and scrublands. Much of the terrain lies between 200 metres (660 ft) and 800 metres (2,600 ft) in elevation. The main upland area occupies most of the southern half of the country. The northwestern parts of the plateau consist of broad, rolling terrain broken by low, rounded hills.
The southeastern section is more rugged, with a complex mass of ridges and mountain ranges reaching elevations of up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). These ranges include the Mantiqueira and Espinhaço mountains and the Serra do Mar. In the north, the Guiana Highlands form a major drainage divide, separating rivers that flow south into the Amazon Basin from rivers that empty into the Orinoco River system, in Venezuela, to the north. The highest point in Brazil is the Pico da Neblina at 3,014 metres (9,890 ft), and the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean.
Brazil has a dense and complete system of rivers, one of the world's most extensive, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic. Major rivers include the Amazon (the world's second-longest river and the largest in terms of volume of water), the Paraná and its major tributary the Iguaçu (which includes the Iguazu Falls), the Negro, São Francisco, Xingu, Madeira and Tapajós rivers.
Other Infos
Oficial name:
Republica Federativa do Brasil
Independence:
Declared September 7, 1822
- Recognized August 29, 1825
- Republic November 15, 1889
Area:
8.514.816 km2
Inhabitants:
182.670.000
Dialects:
Agavotaguerra,Amahuaca ,Amanayé ,Amapá Creole ,Amikoana ,Amundava ,Anambé ,Apalaí,Apiacá ,Apinayé ,Apurinã ,Arapaso ,Arára,Araweté ,Parakanã ,Tapirapé,Arikapú ,Aruá ,Arutani ,Ashéninka ,Asuriní ,Asuriní,Atorada ,Atruahí ,Aurá ,Avá-Canoeiro ,Awetí ,Bakairí ,Banawá ,Baniwa ,Borôro ,Brazilian Sign Language ,Cafundo Creole ,Caló ,Canela ,Carib ,Carútana ,Cashinahua ,Chiripá ,Cinta Larga ,Cocama-Cocamilla ,Cubeo ,Culina ,Curripaco ,Dâw ,Dení ,Desano ,Enawené-Nawé ,Fulniô ,Gavião do Jiparaná ,Gavião, ,Guajá ,Guajajára ,Guanano Guaraní, Mbyá ,Guarequena ,Guató ,Hixkaryána,Hupdë ,Iapama ,Ikpeng ,Ingarikó ,Ipeka-Tapuia Irántxe ,Jabutí ,Jamamadí Jaruára ,Júma ,Jurúna ,Kabixí ,Kadiwéu ,Kaingáng ,Kaiwá ,Kamayurá ,Kanamarí ,Karahawyana ,Karajá ,Karapanã ,Karipuná ,Karipúna Creole French ,Karitiâna ,Karo ,Katawixi ,Katukína ,Katukína, Panoan ,Kaxararí ,Kaxuiâna Kayabí ,Kayapó ,Kohoroxitari ,Korubo ,Krahô ,Kreen-Akarore ,Krenak ,Kreye ,Krikati-Timbira Kuikúro-Kalapálo ,Kuruáya ,Machinere ,Macuna ,Macushi ,Makuráp ,Mandahuaca ,Mapidian Maquiritari ,Marúbo ,Matipuhy ,Matís ,Matsés ,Maxakalí ,Mehináku ,Miarrã ,Miraña ,Mondé ,Morerebi ,Mundurukú ,Nadëb ,Nambikuára, Northern ,Nambikuára, Nhengatu ,Ninam ,Ofayé ,Omagua .Oro Win ,Pakaásnovos ,Palikúr ,Papavô ,Parakanã ,Parecís ,Paumarí ,Pemon ,Pirahã ,Piratapuyo,
Plautdietsch ,Pokangá ,Portuguese, Poyanáwa ,Puruborá ,Rikbaktsa, Sabanês ,Sakirabiá ,Salumá ,Sanumá ,Sateré-Mawé , Sharanahua ,Sikiana ,Siriano ,Suruahá ,Suruí ,Suruí do Pará ,Suyá ,Tapirapé ,Tariano ,Tembé, ,Tenharim ,Terêna ,Ticuna ,Torá ,Tremembé, Trumaí ,Tubarão ,Tucano ,Tuparí ,Tuyuca ,Urubú-Kaapor ,Urubú-Kaapor ,Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau ,Uru-Pa-In ,Waimaha ,Waiwai ,Wapishana ,Waurá ,Wayampi ,Wayana ,Wayoró ,Xavánte ,Xerénte ,Xetá Xipaya ,Xiriâna ,Xokleng ,Yaminahua ,Yanomámi ,Yanomamö ,Yawanawa,Yuhup ,Yurutí ,Zo'é.
Capital city:
Brasilia
Meaning of the Country name:
Named after the brazilwood tree, so-named because its reddish wood resembled the color of red-hot embers (brasil in Portuguese). In Tupi it is called "ibirapitanga", which means literally 'red wood'. The wood of the tree was used to color clothes and fabrics.
Another theory stands that the name of the country is related to the Irish myth of Hy-Brazil, a phantom island similar to St. Brendan's Island, situated southwest of Ireland. The legend was so strong that during the 15th century many expeditions tried to find it, the most important being John Cabot. As the Brazilian lands were reached by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 A.D., the Irish myth would have influenced the late name given to the country (after "Island of Real Cross" and "Land of Holy Cross"). The proof that the legend was popular among Iberic people may be verified by the name of the Azorean Terceira Island, registered in the 14th century in the Atlas Catalan and around 1436 on the Venetian map of Andrea Bianco.
Description Flag:
Brazil's current flag was inspired by the flag of the former Brazilian Empire. On the imperial flag, the green represented the Imperial House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, and the yellow represented the Habsburg Imperial Family of Empress Leopoldina, Pedro I's first wife. Thus, green and yellow are the colours of the Families of origin of the first imperial couple, founders of the Brazilian monarchy. The centre of the old imperial flag bore the Imperial Coat of Arms.
The Empire Flag, September 18, 1822–November 15, 1889On the modern republican flag, the coat of arms has been replaced by the blue circle, which depicts the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of November 15, 1889 – the day the Republic of Brazil was declared. It is shown as seen from outside of the celestial sphere (i.e. the view is mirrored).
The stars, whose position in the flag reflect the sky above Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, represent the union's member-states - each star representing a specific state (which is not the case of the stars in the flag of the United States). The number of stars changes with the creation of new states and, since the early days of the republic, has risen from an original 21 stars to the current 27, standing for the 26 states and the Federal District.
The star that represents the Federal District is Sigma Octantis, a star whose position near the south celestial pole makes it visible across almost the whole country, all year round. In addition, given its polar position, all the other stars depicted on the flag trace appear to rotate around Sigma Octantis. Choosing this star to represent Brazil's capital is therefore particularly apt (although it is a much fainter star than any of the others).
The motto Ordem e Progresso ("Order and Progress") is inspired by Auguste Comte's motto of positivism: L’amour pour principe et l’ordre pour base; le progrès pour but ("Love as a principle and order as the basis; progress as the goal"). It was inserted due to the fact that several of the people involved in the military coup d'état that deposed the monarchy and proclaimed Brazil a republic were followers of the ideas of Comte's thought.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Brazil was created in November 19, 1889, 4 days after Brazil became a republic.
The coat of arms consists of the central emblem surrounded by coffee (at the left) and tobacco (at the right) branches, which are important crops in Brazil.
In the blue circle in the center, the Southern Cross (also known as Crux) can be seen. The ring of 27 stars around it represents Brazil's 26 states and 1 federal district.
The blue ribbon contains the official name of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil — Federative Republic of Brazil) in its first line. In the second line, the date of the federative republic's establishment (November 15, 1889) is written.
Motto:
"Order and Progress"
National Anthem: Brazilian national anthem
Tupi Language
Embeyba Ypiranga sui, pitúua,
Ocendu kirimbáua sacemossú
Cuaracy picirungára, cendyua,
Retama yuakaupé, berabussú.
Cepy quá iauessáua sui ramé,
Itayiuá irumo, iraporepy,
Mumutara sáua, ne pyá upé,
I manossáua oiko iané cepy.
Iassalssú ndê,
Oh moetéua
Auê, Auê !
Brasil ker pi upé, cuaracyáua,
Caissú í saarússáua sui ouié,
Marecê, ne yuakaupé, poranga.
Ocenipuca Curussa iepé !
Turussú reikô, ara rupí, teen,
Ndê poranga, i santáua, ticikyié
Ndê cury quá mbaé-ussú omeen.
Yby moetéua,
Ndê remundú,
Reikô Brasil,
Ndê, iyaissú !
Mira quá yuy sui sy catú,
Ndê, ixaissú, Brasil!
Ienotyua catú pupé reicô,
Memê, paráteapú, quá ara upé,
Ndê recendy, potyr America sui.
I Cuaracy omucendy iané !
Inti orecó purangáua pyré
Ndê nhu soryssára omeen potyra pyré,
ìCicué pyré orecó iané caaussúî.
Iané cicué, ìndê pyá upé, saissú pyréî.
Iassalsú ndê,
Oh moetéua
Auê, Auê !
Brasil, ndê pana iacy-tatá-uára
Toicô rangáua quá caissú retê,
I quá-pana iakyra-tauá tonhee
Cuire catuana, ieorobiára kuecê.
Supí tacape repuama remé
Ne mira apgáua omaramunhã,
Iamoetê ndê, inti iacekyé.
Yby moetéua,
Ndê remundú,
Reicô Brasil,
Ndê, iyaissú !
Mira quá yuy sui sy catú,
Ndê, ixaissú,
Brasil!
Portuguese
1
Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo heróico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fúlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da Pátria nesse instante.
Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, ó Liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a própria morte!
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vívido,
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso céu, risonho e límpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.
Gigante pela própria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.
Terra adorada
Entre outras mil
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo
És mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!
2
Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!
Do que a terra mais garrida
Teus risonhos, lindos campos têm mais flores,
"Nossos bosques têm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores".
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, de amor eterno seja símbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro dessa flâmula
- Paz no futuro e glória no passado.
Mas se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a própria morte.
Terra adorada
Entre outras mil
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo
És mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!
English
The placid banks of the Ipiranga heard
the resounding cry of heroic people
and brilliant beams from the sun of liberty
shone in our homeland's skies at that very moment.
If we have fulfilled the promise
of equality by our mighty arms,
in thy bosom, O freedom,
our brave breast shall defy death itself!
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
of love and hope descends to earth
if in thy lovely, smiling and clear skies
the image of the (Southern) Cross shines resplendently.
A giant by thine own nature,
thou art a beautiful, strong and intrepid colossus,
and thy future mirrors thy greatness.
Beloved Land
amongst a thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
To the sons of this land
thou art a gentle mother,
beloved homeland,
Brazil!
2
Eternally lying in a splendid cradle,
by the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky,
thou shinest, O Brazil, garland of America,
illuminated by the sun of the New World!
Thy smiling, lovely fields have more flowers
than the most elegant land abroad,
"Our woods have more life,
"our life" in thy bosom "more love."
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, let the star-spangled banner thou showest forth
be the symbol of eternal love,
and let the laurel-green of thy pennant proclaim
'Peace in the future and glory in the past.'
But if thou raisest the strong gavel of Justice,
thou wilt see that a son of thine flees not from battle,
nor does he who loves thee fear death itself.
Beloved Land,
amongst a thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
To the sons of this land
thou art a gentle mother,
beloved homeland,
Brazil!
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Brazil in diferent languages
eng | bre | hau | hrv | ibo | lin | tpi: Brazil
arg | ast | cat | cor | cym | eus | glg | grn | ina | jav | lld | nor | oci | pap | por | que | sme | spa | tgl: Brasil
fao | fin | lat | roh: Brasilia
cos | ita | srd: Brasile
deu | ltz | nds: Brasilien / Braſilien
bos | crh: Brazil / Бразил
dan | swe: Brasilien
dsb | hsb: Brazilska
est | vor: Brasiilia
hun | slk: Brazília
jnf | nrm: Brési
kaa | uzb: Braziliya / Бразилия
kin | run: Brazile
lit | slv: Brazilija
ron | rup: Brazilia
sqi | swa: Brazili
tur | zza: Brezilya
afr: Brasilië
aze: Braziliya / Бразилија
bam: Berezili
ces: Brazílie
epo: Brazilo
fra: Brésil
frp: Brèsil
fry: Brazylje
fur: Brasîl
gla: Braisil; Brasil
gle: An Bhrasaíl / An Ḃrasaíl
glv: Yn Vrasseel
hat: Brezil
ind: Brasil / براسيل
isl: Brasilía
kmr: Brazîlî / Бразили / برازیلی; Brazîl / Бразил / برازیل
kur: Brazîl / برازیل
lav: Brazīlija
lim: Braziel; Brazilië
mlg: Brezila
mlt: Brażil
mol: Brazilia / Бразилия
msa: Brazil / برازيل
nld: Brazilië
pol: Brazylia
rmy: Brazil / ब्राज़िल
scn: Brasili
slo: Brazilia / Бразилиа
smg: Brazilėjė
smo: Parasili
som: Braasiil; Baraasiil
szl: Brazylijo
tet: Brazíl
ton: Palasili
tuk: Braziliýa / Бразилия
vie: Ba Tây; Bra-xin
vol: Brasilän
wln: Braezi
wol: Bereesil
alt | bul | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm: Бразилия (Brazilija)
che | chv | oss: Бразили (Brazili)
mkd | mon: Бразил (Brazil)
abq: Бразилия (Braziłija)
bak: Бразилия / Braziliya
bel: Бразілія / Brazilija; Бразылія / Brazylija
chm: Бразилий (Brazilij)
kaz: Бразилия / Brazïlïya / برازيليا
kbd: Бразилие (Brazilie)
srp: Бразил / Brazil
tat: Бразилия / Braziliä
tgk: Бразилия / برزیلیه / Brazilija
ukr: Бразилія (Brazylija)
ara: البرازيل (al-Barāzīl)
fas: برزیل (Berzīl / Berezīl)
prs: برازیل (Brāzīl)
pus: برازيل (Brāzīl)
uig: برازىلىيە / Braziliye / Бразилия
urd: برازیل (Barāzīl)
div: ބްރެޒިލް (Breżil); ބުރެޒިލް (Bureżil)
heb: ברזיל (Brazîl); בראזיל (Brâzîl)
lad: בראסיל / Brasil
yid: בראַזיליע (Brazilye)
amh: ብራዚል (Brazil)
ell: Βραζιλία (Vrazilía)
hye: Բրազիլիա (Brazilia)
kat: ბრაზილია (Brazilia)
hin: ब्राज़ील (Brāzīl); ब्राजील (Brājīl); ब्राज़िल (Brāzil)
mar: ब्राजील (Brājīl)
ben: ব্রাজিল (Brājil)
guj: બ્રાજીલ (Brājīl)
pan: ਬਰਾਜ਼ੀਲ (Brāzīl)
kan: ಬ್ರಾಜಿಲ್ (Brājil)
mal: ബ്രസീല് (Brasīl)
tam: பிரேசில் (Pirēčil); பிரேஸில் (Pirēsil)
tel: బ్రెజిల్ (Brejil)
zho: 巴西 (Bāxī)
yue: 巴西 (Bāsāi)
jpn: ブラジル (Burajiru)
kor: 브라질 (Beurajil)
bod: པུ་རུ་ཟིལ་ (Pu.ru.zil.); པའ་ཤིས་ (Pa'a.šis.)
dzo: བཱརཱ་ཛིལ་ (Bārā.dzil.)
mya: ဘရာဇီး (Bʰáẏazì)
tha: บราซิล (Brāsin)
lao: ບາເລຊີນ (Bālēsīn)
khm: ប្រេស៊ីល (Bresīl); ប្រាហ៊សិល (Brāhsil)
Brazil / Brasil...Former Portuguese Colony
Is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area and the fifth most populous country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi).[ It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until its independence in 1822. Initially independent as the Brazilian Empire, the country has been a republic since 1889, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to 1824, when the first constitution was ratified. Its current Constitution defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
Brazil is the world's eighth largest economy by nominal GDP and the ninth largest by purchasing power parity. Economic reforms have given the country new international recognition. Brazil is a founding member of the United Nations, the G20, Mercosul and the Union of South American Nations, and is one of the BRIC Countries. Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats
History
Portuguese colonization and territorial expansion
The land now called Brazil (the origin of whose name is disputed), was claimed by Portugal in April 1500, on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. The Portuguese encountered stone age natives divided into several tribes, most of whom shared the same Tupi-Guarani linguistic family, and fought among themselves.
Colonization was effectively begun in 1534, when Dom João III divided the territory into twelve hereditary captaincies, but this arrangement proved problematic and in 1549 the king assigned a Governor-General to administer the entire colony. The Portuguese assimilated some of the native tribes while others were enslaved or exterminated in long wars or by European diseases to which they had no immunity. By the mid 16th century, sugar had become Brazil's most important export and the Portuguese imported African slaves to cope with the increasing international demand.
Through wars against the French, the Portuguese slowly expanded their territory to the southeast, taking Rio de Janeiro in 1567, and to the northwest, taking São Luís in 1615. They sent military expeditions to the Amazon rainforest and conquered British and Dutch strongholds, founding villages and forts from 1669. In 1680 they reached the far south and founded Sacramento on the bank of the Rio de la Plata, in the Eastern Strip region (present-day Uruguay).
At the end of the 17th century sugar exports started to decline but the discovery of gold by explorers in the region that would later be called Minas Gerais (General Mines) around 1693, and in the following decades in current Mato Grosso and Goiás, saved the colony from imminent collapse. From all over Brazil, as well as from Portugal, thousands of immigrants came to the mines.
The Spanish tried to prevent Portuguese expansion into the territory that belonged to them according to the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, and succeeded in conquering the Eastern Strip in 1777. However, this was in vain as the Treaty of San Ildefonso, signed in the same year, confirmed Portuguese sovereignty over all lands proceeding from its territorial expansion, thus creating most of the current Brazilian borders.
In 1808, the Portuguese royal family, fleeing the troops of the French Emperor Napoleon I that were invading Portugal and most of Central Europe, established themselves in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which thus became the seat of the entire Portuguese Empire. In 1815 Dom João VI, then regent on behalf of his incapacitated mother, elevated Brazil from colony to sovereign Kingdom united with Portugal. In 1809 the Portuguese invaded French Guiana (which was returned to France in 1817) and in 1816 the Eastern Strip, subsequently renamed Cisplatina.
Independence and empire
King João VI returned to Europe on 26 April 1821, leaving his elder son Prince Pedro de Alcântara as regent to rule Brazil. The Portuguese government attempted to turn Brazil into a colony once again, thus depriving it of its achievements since 1808. The Brazilians refused to yield and Prince Pedro stood by them declaring the country's independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822. On 12 October 1822, Pedro was declared the first Emperor of Brazil and crowned Dom Pedro I on 1 December 1822.
At that time almost all Brazilians were in favor of a monarchy and republicanism had little support. The subsequent Brazilian War of Independence spread through almost the entire territory, with battles in the northern, northeastern, and southern regions. The last Portuguese soldiers surrendered on 8 March 1824 and independence was recognized by Portugal on 29 August 1825.
The first Brazilian constitution was promulgated on 25 March 1824, after its acceptance by the municipal councils across the country. Pedro I abdicated on 7 April 1831 and went to Europe to reclaim his daughter’s crown, leaving behind his five year old son and heir, who was to become Dom Pedro II. As the new emperor could not exert his constitutional prerogatives until he reached maturity, a regency was created.
Disputes between political factions led to rebellions and an unstable, almost anarchical, regency. The rebellious factions, however, were not in revolt against the monarchy, even though some declared the secession of the provinces as independent republics, but only so long as Pedro II was a minor. Because of this, Pedro II was prematurely declared of age and "Brazil was to enjoy nearly half a century of internal peace and rapid material progress."
Brazil won three international wars during the 58-year reign of Pedro II (the Platine War, the Uruguayan War and the War of the Triple Alliance) and witnessed the consolidation of representative democracy, mainly due to successive elections and unrestricted freedom of the press. Most importantly, slavery was extinguished after a slow but steady process that began with the end of the international traffic in slaves in 1850 and ended with the complete abolition of slavery in 1888.The slave population had been in decline since Brazil's independence: in 1823, 29% of the Brazilian population were slaves but by 1887 this had fallen to 5%.
When the monarchy was overthrown on 15 November 1889 there was little desire in Brazil to change the form of government and Pedro II was at the height of his popularity among his subjects. However, he "bore prime, perhaps sole, responsibility for his own overthrow." After the death of his two sons, Pedro believed that "the imperial regime was destined to end with him." He cared little for the regime's fate and so neither did anything, nor allowed anyone else to do anything, to prevent the military coup, backed by former slave owners who resented the abolition of slavery.
States and municipalities
Brazil is a federation composed of twenty-six States, one federal district (which contains the capital city, Brasília) and municipalities. States have autonomous administrations, collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the Federal government. They have a governor and a unicameral legislative body elected directly by their voters. They also have independent Courts of Law for common justice. Despite this, states have much less autonomy to create their own laws than in the United States. For example, criminal and civil laws can only be voted by the federal bicameral Congress and are uniform throughout the country.
The states and the federal district may be grouped into regions: Northern, Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and Southern. The Brazilian regions are merely geographical, not political or administrative divisions, and they do not have any specific form of government. Although defined by law, Brazilian regions are useful mainly for statistical purposes, and also to define the application of federal funds in development projects.
Municipalities, as the states, have autonomous administrations, collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the Union and state government. Each has a mayor and an elected legislative body, but no separate Court of Law. Indeed, a Court of Law organized by the state can encompass many municipalities in a single justice administrative division called comarca (county).
Geography
Brazil occupies a large area along the eastern coast of South America and includes much of the continent's interior, sharing land borders with Uruguay to the south; Argentina and Paraguay to the southwest; Bolivia and Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest; and Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and the French overseas department of French Guiana to the north. It shares a border with every country in South America except for Ecuador and Chile. It also encompasses a number of oceanic archipelagos, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. Its size, relief, climate, and natural resources make Brazil geographically diverse.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, China and the United States, and third largest in the Americas; with a total area of 8,514,876.599 square kilometers (3,287,612 sq mi), including 55,455 square kilometers (21,411 sq mi) of water. It spans three time zones; from UTC-4 in the western states, to UTC-3 in the eastern states (and the official time of Brazil), and UTC-2 in the Atlantic islands.
Brazilian topography is also diverse and includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, and scrublands. Much of the terrain lies between 200 metres (660 ft) and 800 metres (2,600 ft) in elevation. The main upland area occupies most of the southern half of the country. The northwestern parts of the plateau consist of broad, rolling terrain broken by low, rounded hills.
The southeastern section is more rugged, with a complex mass of ridges and mountain ranges reaching elevations of up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). These ranges include the Mantiqueira and Espinhaço mountains and the Serra do Mar. In the north, the Guiana Highlands form a major drainage divide, separating rivers that flow south into the Amazon Basin from rivers that empty into the Orinoco River system, in Venezuela, to the north. The highest point in Brazil is the Pico da Neblina at 3,014 metres (9,890 ft), and the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean.
Brazil has a dense and complete system of rivers, one of the world's most extensive, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic. Major rivers include the Amazon (the world's second-longest river and the largest in terms of volume of water), the Paraná and its major tributary the Iguaçu (which includes the Iguazu Falls), the Negro, São Francisco, Xingu, Madeira and Tapajós rivers.
Other Infos
Oficial name:
Republica Federativa do Brasil
Independence:
Declared September 7, 1822
- Recognized August 29, 1825
- Republic November 15, 1889
Area:
8.514.816 km2
Inhabitants:
182.670.000
Dialects:
Agavotaguerra,Amahuaca ,Amanayé ,Amapá Creole ,Amikoana ,Amundava ,Anambé ,Apalaí,Apiacá ,Apinayé ,Apurinã ,Arapaso ,Arára,Araweté ,Parakanã ,Tapirapé,Arikapú ,Aruá ,Arutani ,Ashéninka ,Asuriní ,Asuriní,Atorada ,Atruahí ,Aurá ,Avá-Canoeiro ,Awetí ,Bakairí ,Banawá ,Baniwa ,Borôro ,Brazilian Sign Language ,Cafundo Creole ,Caló ,Canela ,Carib ,Carútana ,Cashinahua ,Chiripá ,Cinta Larga ,Cocama-Cocamilla ,Cubeo ,Culina ,Curripaco ,Dâw ,Dení ,Desano ,Enawené-Nawé ,Fulniô ,Gavião do Jiparaná ,Gavião, ,Guajá ,Guajajára ,Guanano Guaraní, Mbyá ,Guarequena ,Guató ,Hixkaryána,Hupdë ,Iapama ,Ikpeng ,Ingarikó ,Ipeka-Tapuia Irántxe ,Jabutí ,Jamamadí Jaruára ,Júma ,Jurúna ,Kabixí ,Kadiwéu ,Kaingáng ,Kaiwá ,Kamayurá ,Kanamarí ,Karahawyana ,Karajá ,Karapanã ,Karipuná ,Karipúna Creole French ,Karitiâna ,Karo ,Katawixi ,Katukína ,Katukína, Panoan ,Kaxararí ,Kaxuiâna Kayabí ,Kayapó ,Kohoroxitari ,Korubo ,Krahô ,Kreen-Akarore ,Krenak ,Kreye ,Krikati-Timbira Kuikúro-Kalapálo ,Kuruáya ,Machinere ,Macuna ,Macushi ,Makuráp ,Mandahuaca ,Mapidian Maquiritari ,Marúbo ,Matipuhy ,Matís ,Matsés ,Maxakalí ,Mehináku ,Miarrã ,Miraña ,Mondé ,Morerebi ,Mundurukú ,Nadëb ,Nambikuára, Northern ,Nambikuára, Nhengatu ,Ninam ,Ofayé ,Omagua .Oro Win ,Pakaásnovos ,Palikúr ,Papavô ,Parakanã ,Parecís ,Paumarí ,Pemon ,Pirahã ,Piratapuyo,
Plautdietsch ,Pokangá ,Portuguese, Poyanáwa ,Puruborá ,Rikbaktsa, Sabanês ,Sakirabiá ,Salumá ,Sanumá ,Sateré-Mawé , Sharanahua ,Sikiana ,Siriano ,Suruahá ,Suruí ,Suruí do Pará ,Suyá ,Tapirapé ,Tariano ,Tembé, ,Tenharim ,Terêna ,Ticuna ,Torá ,Tremembé, Trumaí ,Tubarão ,Tucano ,Tuparí ,Tuyuca ,Urubú-Kaapor ,Urubú-Kaapor ,Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau ,Uru-Pa-In ,Waimaha ,Waiwai ,Wapishana ,Waurá ,Wayampi ,Wayana ,Wayoró ,Xavánte ,Xerénte ,Xetá Xipaya ,Xiriâna ,Xokleng ,Yaminahua ,Yanomámi ,Yanomamö ,Yawanawa,Yuhup ,Yurutí ,Zo'é.
Capital city:
Brasilia
Meaning of the Country name:
Named after the brazilwood tree, so-named because its reddish wood resembled the color of red-hot embers (brasil in Portuguese). In Tupi it is called "ibirapitanga", which means literally 'red wood'. The wood of the tree was used to color clothes and fabrics.
Another theory stands that the name of the country is related to the Irish myth of Hy-Brazil, a phantom island similar to St. Brendan's Island, situated southwest of Ireland. The legend was so strong that during the 15th century many expeditions tried to find it, the most important being John Cabot. As the Brazilian lands were reached by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 A.D., the Irish myth would have influenced the late name given to the country (after "Island of Real Cross" and "Land of Holy Cross"). The proof that the legend was popular among Iberic people may be verified by the name of the Azorean Terceira Island, registered in the 14th century in the Atlas Catalan and around 1436 on the Venetian map of Andrea Bianco.
Description Flag:
Brazil's current flag was inspired by the flag of the former Brazilian Empire. On the imperial flag, the green represented the Imperial House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, and the yellow represented the Habsburg Imperial Family of Empress Leopoldina, Pedro I's first wife. Thus, green and yellow are the colours of the Families of origin of the first imperial couple, founders of the Brazilian monarchy. The centre of the old imperial flag bore the Imperial Coat of Arms.
The Empire Flag, September 18, 1822–November 15, 1889On the modern republican flag, the coat of arms has been replaced by the blue circle, which depicts the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of November 15, 1889 – the day the Republic of Brazil was declared. It is shown as seen from outside of the celestial sphere (i.e. the view is mirrored).
The stars, whose position in the flag reflect the sky above Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, represent the union's member-states - each star representing a specific state (which is not the case of the stars in the flag of the United States). The number of stars changes with the creation of new states and, since the early days of the republic, has risen from an original 21 stars to the current 27, standing for the 26 states and the Federal District.
The star that represents the Federal District is Sigma Octantis, a star whose position near the south celestial pole makes it visible across almost the whole country, all year round. In addition, given its polar position, all the other stars depicted on the flag trace appear to rotate around Sigma Octantis. Choosing this star to represent Brazil's capital is therefore particularly apt (although it is a much fainter star than any of the others).
The motto Ordem e Progresso ("Order and Progress") is inspired by Auguste Comte's motto of positivism: L’amour pour principe et l’ordre pour base; le progrès pour but ("Love as a principle and order as the basis; progress as the goal"). It was inserted due to the fact that several of the people involved in the military coup d'état that deposed the monarchy and proclaimed Brazil a republic were followers of the ideas of Comte's thought.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Brazil was created in November 19, 1889, 4 days after Brazil became a republic.
The coat of arms consists of the central emblem surrounded by coffee (at the left) and tobacco (at the right) branches, which are important crops in Brazil.
In the blue circle in the center, the Southern Cross (also known as Crux) can be seen. The ring of 27 stars around it represents Brazil's 26 states and 1 federal district.
The blue ribbon contains the official name of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil — Federative Republic of Brazil) in its first line. In the second line, the date of the federative republic's establishment (November 15, 1889) is written.
Motto:
"Order and Progress"
National Anthem: Brazilian national anthem
Tupi Language
Embeyba Ypiranga sui, pitúua,
Ocendu kirimbáua sacemossú
Cuaracy picirungára, cendyua,
Retama yuakaupé, berabussú.
Cepy quá iauessáua sui ramé,
Itayiuá irumo, iraporepy,
Mumutara sáua, ne pyá upé,
I manossáua oiko iané cepy.
Iassalssú ndê,
Oh moetéua
Auê, Auê !
Brasil ker pi upé, cuaracyáua,
Caissú í saarússáua sui ouié,
Marecê, ne yuakaupé, poranga.
Ocenipuca Curussa iepé !
Turussú reikô, ara rupí, teen,
Ndê poranga, i santáua, ticikyié
Ndê cury quá mbaé-ussú omeen.
Yby moetéua,
Ndê remundú,
Reikô Brasil,
Ndê, iyaissú !
Mira quá yuy sui sy catú,
Ndê, ixaissú, Brasil!
Ienotyua catú pupé reicô,
Memê, paráteapú, quá ara upé,
Ndê recendy, potyr America sui.
I Cuaracy omucendy iané !
Inti orecó purangáua pyré
Ndê nhu soryssára omeen potyra pyré,
ìCicué pyré orecó iané caaussúî.
Iané cicué, ìndê pyá upé, saissú pyréî.
Iassalsú ndê,
Oh moetéua
Auê, Auê !
Brasil, ndê pana iacy-tatá-uára
Toicô rangáua quá caissú retê,
I quá-pana iakyra-tauá tonhee
Cuire catuana, ieorobiára kuecê.
Supí tacape repuama remé
Ne mira apgáua omaramunhã,
Iamoetê ndê, inti iacekyé.
Yby moetéua,
Ndê remundú,
Reicô Brasil,
Ndê, iyaissú !
Mira quá yuy sui sy catú,
Ndê, ixaissú,
Brasil!
Portuguese
1
Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo heróico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fúlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da Pátria nesse instante.
Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, ó Liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a própria morte!
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vívido,
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso céu, risonho e límpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.
Gigante pela própria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.
Terra adorada
Entre outras mil
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo
És mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!
2
Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!
Do que a terra mais garrida
Teus risonhos, lindos campos têm mais flores,
"Nossos bosques têm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores".
Ó Pátria amada,
Idolatrada,
Salve! Salve!
Brasil, de amor eterno seja símbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro dessa flâmula
- Paz no futuro e glória no passado.
Mas se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a própria morte.
Terra adorada
Entre outras mil
És tu, Brasil,
Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo
És mãe gentil,
Pátria amada,
Brasil!
English
The placid banks of the Ipiranga heard
the resounding cry of heroic people
and brilliant beams from the sun of liberty
shone in our homeland's skies at that very moment.
If we have fulfilled the promise
of equality by our mighty arms,
in thy bosom, O freedom,
our brave breast shall defy death itself!
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, an intense dream, a vivid ray
of love and hope descends to earth
if in thy lovely, smiling and clear skies
the image of the (Southern) Cross shines resplendently.
A giant by thine own nature,
thou art a beautiful, strong and intrepid colossus,
and thy future mirrors thy greatness.
Beloved Land
amongst a thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
To the sons of this land
thou art a gentle mother,
beloved homeland,
Brazil!
2
Eternally lying in a splendid cradle,
by the sound of the sea and the light of the deep sky,
thou shinest, O Brazil, garland of America,
illuminated by the sun of the New World!
Thy smiling, lovely fields have more flowers
than the most elegant land abroad,
"Our woods have more life,
"our life" in thy bosom "more love."
O beloved,
idolized homeland,
Hail, hail!
Brazil, let the star-spangled banner thou showest forth
be the symbol of eternal love,
and let the laurel-green of thy pennant proclaim
'Peace in the future and glory in the past.'
But if thou raisest the strong gavel of Justice,
thou wilt see that a son of thine flees not from battle,
nor does he who loves thee fear death itself.
Beloved Land,
amongst a thousand others
art thou, Brazil,
O beloved homeland!
To the sons of this land
thou art a gentle mother,
beloved homeland,
Brazil!
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Brazil in diferent languages
eng | bre | hau | hrv | ibo | lin | tpi: Brazil
arg | ast | cat | cor | cym | eus | glg | grn | ina | jav | lld | nor | oci | pap | por | que | sme | spa | tgl: Brasil
fao | fin | lat | roh: Brasilia
cos | ita | srd: Brasile
deu | ltz | nds: Brasilien / Braſilien
bos | crh: Brazil / Бразил
dan | swe: Brasilien
dsb | hsb: Brazilska
est | vor: Brasiilia
hun | slk: Brazília
jnf | nrm: Brési
kaa | uzb: Braziliya / Бразилия
kin | run: Brazile
lit | slv: Brazilija
ron | rup: Brazilia
sqi | swa: Brazili
tur | zza: Brezilya
afr: Brasilië
aze: Braziliya / Бразилија
bam: Berezili
ces: Brazílie
epo: Brazilo
fra: Brésil
frp: Brèsil
fry: Brazylje
fur: Brasîl
gla: Braisil; Brasil
gle: An Bhrasaíl / An Ḃrasaíl
glv: Yn Vrasseel
hat: Brezil
ind: Brasil / براسيل
isl: Brasilía
kmr: Brazîlî / Бразили / برازیلی; Brazîl / Бразил / برازیل
kur: Brazîl / برازیل
lav: Brazīlija
lim: Braziel; Brazilië
mlg: Brezila
mlt: Brażil
mol: Brazilia / Бразилия
msa: Brazil / برازيل
nld: Brazilië
pol: Brazylia
rmy: Brazil / ब्राज़िल
scn: Brasili
slo: Brazilia / Бразилиа
smg: Brazilėjė
smo: Parasili
som: Braasiil; Baraasiil
szl: Brazylijo
tet: Brazíl
ton: Palasili
tuk: Braziliýa / Бразилия
vie: Ba Tây; Bra-xin
vol: Brasilän
wln: Braezi
wol: Bereesil
alt | bul | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm: Бразилия (Brazilija)
che | chv | oss: Бразили (Brazili)
mkd | mon: Бразил (Brazil)
abq: Бразилия (Braziłija)
bak: Бразилия / Braziliya
bel: Бразілія / Brazilija; Бразылія / Brazylija
chm: Бразилий (Brazilij)
kaz: Бразилия / Brazïlïya / برازيليا
kbd: Бразилие (Brazilie)
srp: Бразил / Brazil
tat: Бразилия / Braziliä
tgk: Бразилия / برزیلیه / Brazilija
ukr: Бразилія (Brazylija)
ara: البرازيل (al-Barāzīl)
fas: برزیل (Berzīl / Berezīl)
prs: برازیل (Brāzīl)
pus: برازيل (Brāzīl)
uig: برازىلىيە / Braziliye / Бразилия
urd: برازیل (Barāzīl)
div: ބްރެޒިލް (Breżil); ބުރެޒިލް (Bureżil)
heb: ברזיל (Brazîl); בראזיל (Brâzîl)
lad: בראסיל / Brasil
yid: בראַזיליע (Brazilye)
amh: ብራዚል (Brazil)
ell: Βραζιλία (Vrazilía)
hye: Բրազիլիա (Brazilia)
kat: ბრაზილია (Brazilia)
hin: ब्राज़ील (Brāzīl); ब्राजील (Brājīl); ब्राज़िल (Brāzil)
mar: ब्राजील (Brājīl)
ben: ব্রাজিল (Brājil)
guj: બ્રાજીલ (Brājīl)
pan: ਬਰਾਜ਼ੀਲ (Brāzīl)
kan: ಬ್ರಾಜಿಲ್ (Brājil)
mal: ബ്രസീല് (Brasīl)
tam: பிரேசில் (Pirēčil); பிரேஸில் (Pirēsil)
tel: బ్రెజిల్ (Brejil)
zho: 巴西 (Bāxī)
yue: 巴西 (Bāsāi)
jpn: ブラジル (Burajiru)
kor: 브라질 (Beurajil)
bod: པུ་རུ་ཟིལ་ (Pu.ru.zil.); པའ་ཤིས་ (Pa'a.šis.)
dzo: བཱརཱ་ཛིལ་ (Bārā.dzil.)
mya: ဘရာဇီး (Bʰáẏazì)
tha: บราซิล (Brāsin)
lao: ບາເລຊີນ (Bālēsīn)
khm: ប្រេស៊ីល (Bresīl); ប្រាហ៊សិល (Brāhsil)